Why I'm angry about these container trees

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I bought these two 'Whitespire' birches for the driveway containers, but what I found when I planted them is not great.
'Whitespire' is hardy from zone 3 to 6. I'll plan to overwinter them in these pots for at least a couple years. I'll have to move the pots to clear snow, but they will remain outside for winter. I'll add a thick layer of mulch to the top of the container for winter.
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@jeannettechristensen5494 2 года назад

When I've inadvertently purchased root bound trees like you showed here, I placed the entire root ball in a large bucket of water for several days. That allowed the tree to take up much needed moisture, and it vastly helped in "releasing" the roots and made it easier to pull the roots apart before planting. I hope your birch do well for you!

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

That's a great suggestion.

@karentriebel1217 2 года назад

I do the same! Also, if I can't get it out of the pot, I stomp on it. I too am impatient.

@W94urndks9urneos 2 года назад

@@karentriebel1217 hahaha!

@slomo1716 2 года назад

Now this is the type of video I want to view!! Very educational and NO PRODUCT PLACEMENT!! Thanks for sharing and showing us that trees can be planted in containers.

@jessicaotherwise9194 2 года назад

Yes!

@cantor7723 2 года назад

Absolutely agree. This has to be a dig at L @ GA. haha. She'll grow PW stuff just for the camera, and it it magically just disappears in future videos. She's a bit too transparent for me. Erin seems far more "real" to me.

@Edu_Kate 2 года назад

@@cantor7723 Yes, I've grown weary of her and haven't watched in a while. We get it! They've made a fortune with their frequent YT videos. But the rest of us can't afford a glass house (worth in neighborhood of $600,000) or a shed just for arranging flowers (I remember it was originally supposed to be her husband's shed to store amendments and tools).

@cantor7723 2 года назад

@@Edu_Kate Yes, I'm done with GA too. She's just too self absorbed for me to watch anymore. I wish her well, but I won't be part of it anymore.

@tracktor721 2 года назад

@@cantor7723 It is their job as a YT content creator. Sponsors and business partners are essential and as a viewer, you need to accept that. After all, they are not selling you the "product", but merely as an inspiration.

@lilbacteria2360 2 года назад

True Wisconsin style with a sweatshirt and flip flops

@kelli4444 2 года назад

You're my gardening spirit animal 🪄✨🪄

@joycefleischer3784 2 года назад

Totally appreciate your honesty on every aspect of these two pots!

@wbspopcorn 2 года назад

Love how you dealt with and shared your frustration. On a happy note, on your recommendation, I recently visited the Naples Botanical Garden. RIDICULOUSLY gorgeous. Never would have thought to go there without you mentioning it. You have a very positive impact, Erin. Thank you!

@suziqbrown7073 2 года назад

There has always been something about multiple stemmed trees that make me happy! Love the pots

@trinawilliams1395 2 года назад

Excellent information, very nicely presented. You combine just the right amount of technical info complimented by a nice shot of humor and honesty. Love your style Erin!! ❤😂

@stephenpmurphy591 2 года назад

Anger is one aspect of gardening we all gotta deal with. Then let it go! I enjoyed your video!

@shariglasser7192 2 года назад

My back hurts just watching this 😂 I need to get myself a hori hori knife seems to be a useful tool.

@kaitlinjohnson2915 2 года назад

And this is why I will only be buying bare root from now on. I have taken the time to root wash a number of containerized trees. It takes way way too much time and effort and is so stressful on them (but leaving them root bound isn’t an option either because they are doomed). And I’ve purchased very expensive trees from very reputable nurseries! They were awful!

@dannakuhr9718 2 года назад

I love birch trees! Never thought to pot them but they look great for now. I sure hope your loving care is enough to overcome the bound up root problem

@peggyjk 2 года назад

Birch trees have a “very” fibrous roots system and almost impossible to plant under after the tree is established……but they are beautiful trees! I have an Heritage River Birch and it has the most wonderful bark.

@hananmarji-nimri1461 2 года назад

I love both trees. 👍

@saraholson790 2 года назад

We need to see more videos like this- I had the same issue with trees I bought. So upset, totally too low in pot and girdled roots.. I had a shrub the same way. I took it out and that was so bad I actually watered all the dirty off it- I found THREE shrubs all intertwined together. They never did much and recovered once I got them separated. So sad...Never bought from that grower again-and it was a grower!

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

You did the right thing ... essentially bare rooting a shrub that's in that condition can help get to the bottom of the problem. I don't like to do that when they are fully leafed out but sometimes it's a gamble worth taking.

@Edu_Kate 2 года назад

I just watched Stuart Moore extract a well-rooted maple tree from a cypress shrub pot at the Lowe's. He saw someone merely cut off the top and it continued to grow tall. Lazy grower.

@beverleysimmons7885 2 года назад

Was thinking fairy lights up those trunks would be lovely. Can’t wait to see how they look at end of season. 💝🇨🇦

@Icebrg313 2 года назад

Thanks for showing this. Not everything always goes as planned.

@maryfarrand1799 2 года назад

Wow, looks like pot with a pot!

@carolparrish9879 2 года назад

A very similar thing happened to me with a beauty berry bush. Even worse I wasn’t around when it was planted for the first time in a raised bed. Luckily for me and the bush, I decided to relocate it a year later. When I dug it up the roots looked like it had been planted a day ago and were circling around as if they were still In The container! Grrrr! So I did my best to flair and separate the roots. Now the bush is trying it’s best to grow in its new place. I’m ever hopeful that someday it will recover. Lesson learned, to check the plant at the nursery before buying.

@ElizabethM824 2 года назад

Trees are so expensive so I hope the garden center has some type of guarantee. You are brave to keep them. I would have returned them or at least emailed some photos to the garden center because it's such a pain to have to take them back later and I'm sure they would want some type of proof. I don't return anything where I think the problem could have been user error, so it's rare that I ever take anything back.

@ilyxr 2 года назад

I see that label. Yeah I can attest that Bailey's Nursery can have questionable stock. I planted a Dakota Pinnacle birch and it thrived for 2 years before completely failing with no warning - all of the sudden the trunk snapped off. It looked like it was infested with canker near the base of the tree - in a region that hardly sees canker proliferate (SW Montana). I have to assume the tree came with it. These are usually pretty expensive trees - a #10 Dakota Pinnacle was retailing for about $165 - you assume that you're getting a quality product. Their container stock seems to be the most sketchy - I have planted many a bare root from Bailey and it does wonderful, but their containerization process, their soil medium, the embarrassing number of severely root-bound trees and shrubs (I assume so they look bigger and more enticing) is unfortunate. I feel your pain Erin - stuff keeps getting more and more expensive and the quality is just s*** sometimes.

@marthabourassa7909 2 года назад

I’m always learning from you. As always, thanks for keeping it real. 🌳

@Harbor_Blooms 2 года назад

Great video again. I also found the James Brittania at my Garden center and I am totally in love with it. Interesting history of the development of that plant.

@mairwaugus5203 Год назад

We can always dream BIG

@joannajones4997 2 года назад

I can relate to all your sentiments in this video 😆

@MicheleLHarvey 2 года назад

You could try a 'spacer' between your birch's crossed branches, either a piece of rubber hose or hard foam shaped to your preference. I might be unsightly, but after a summer's growth may correct the tight crossed trunks.

@ginafriend1690 2 года назад

I'm always watering any plant or shrub during planting process. I hope for you, that your reputable Nursery is watching and makes you an offering for. 😉

@KAnansey 2 года назад

I was thinking the same.

@sbffsbrarbrr 2 года назад

I have a feeling Erin might not wait for them to contact her first 😉!

@ginafriend1690 2 года назад

@@sbffsbrarbrr I know mine would be contacted. I would have taken them back, immediately

@lindadavidson2237 2 года назад

I bought an oak tree earlier this year in a container. I had to take almost two inches off the soil to find the root flare.

@maureenlevy207 2 года назад

Oh Erin. I just love your cheerful countenance even in the face of disappointment in those poor trees! I know, if anyone, you will nurture them back to happiness! Thanks for another charming video!

@hobbitlady7568 2 года назад

I’ll bet you could’ve used leaf mould too. I’ve done that with my larger, more mature blueberry bushes and cannot believe it worked so well . Lots of nutrients and acidity.

@HookedandRooted 2 года назад

Wow Erin that tree was terribly root bound. It's going to be so happy that you set it free.

@asianangie7209 2 года назад

Love this look! I wonder if you root pruned and trim the leaves it can keep small like a bonsai. Can’t wait to see it again in your garden tour!

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

Yes, I thought I’d look into that a bit too.

@MsArtistwannabe 2 года назад

Looking forward to seeing these again when they’ve settled in. Glad the second one was easier to manage for you. It can be sooooo frustrating when it’s harder than it should be.

@joanbarron7027 2 года назад

Love the way you garden and your attitude about it...So sorry 😞 about the trees not being better taken care of ...but they look 😍 beautiful and I'm sure they will be so happy to be so well taken care of!!! Shame on the nursery for not being forthcoming with condition of trees so you could be forewarned...some gardeners might not have known as much as you and would have ended up in a sad mess...Can't wait to see these containers looking 😀 beautiful for a very very long time...

@MsArtistwannabe 2 года назад

You should ask the nursery to watch this video. Maybe get a partial refund or store credit.

@elizabethsmolens2752 2 года назад

Good video. Thanks for this.

@bettyfadrigon673 2 года назад

I wish that I had seen your videos a few days ago. I recently plant two crabapple bushes, and ran into the same situation. I broke up as many roots as I dared, but not nearly as much as you, should I did them up, and do a better job. These bushes were not cheap!! Going to be checking from now on. Thank you, your videos or so informative🤩

@Edu_Kate 2 года назад

Bushes? I've only seen them as trees. Mine was planted too deep so I cleared away soil to get to the root flare. Sadly, twenty years later I cut it down because it had blight.

@bettyfadrigon673 2 года назад

@@Edu_Kate I’m sorry, they are choke cherry bushes. I did let them soak in a bucket of water prior to planting to loosen the roots, but still pretty tight when I planted.

@bettyfadrigon673 2 года назад

@@Edu_Kate chokeberry, you must think me nuts!!

@GardeningSpirit 2 года назад

omgi can completely see the trees going "i'm sorry, so sorry, we know, we know you're mad at us" LOL. love your honesty!

@Melinaa124 2 года назад

I know right! I'm kind of feeling bad for the trees. It's not their fault😅

@Edu_Kate 2 года назад

I remember a landscaper advising to check the root ball on big plants before investing in them. He said to slip it out of the container to see if it is pot bound. I don't always remember to do that and it might be impossible with larger trees.

@jondebbiegraff6492 2 года назад

Excellent idea!

@rozannmartin7235 2 года назад

Not an expert, but could you stake the trunks apart?

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

Yes, I think I could do something like that.

@sandyg8794 2 года назад

Hi Erin! I'm like you, I can't believe how root bound those poor trees were. I hope your nursery will compensate you, and I hope the trees make it. I'm sure that they will with your care. Thank you so much for sharing!

@prophetessoftroy 2 года назад

Okay, the thumbnail for this one was just 💯, Erin 😂

@michelebushnik2874 2 года назад

I'm giggling about the Bad Birch logo! Been there done that with other trees bought root bound, etc. Best of luck with your Birch! I always thought we were supposed to dig a hole twice the size of the root ball. So my misunderstanding? Is if root ball is 24 inches wide I need to dig 48 inches wide? Been struggling with this theory forever for every plant, even perennial flowers. But I always see you tubers just popping them in holes roughly same size and having glorious results! Old lady here not willing to dig a 48 inch wide hole in Reno Nevada! Any thoughts?

@karenross3457 2 года назад

Nothing more maddening ! I think I would have returned them. It was helpful seeing how to deal with those roots. I hope they do well.

@jodizibell3007 2 года назад

I'm west of you in Waukesha County. The only place around here I could find carrying multi stemmed pagoda dogwoods was Breezy Hill Nursery in Menomonee Falls. I picked one up mid April. I tried getting one last year and had no luck. It's so frustrating when you know what you want and can't find it.

@Edu_Kate 2 года назад

It's all these new-found gardeners snatching up all the good plants from we veteran gardeners. 😆 I just picked up a few annuals because I wanted to have the beds already prepared. Slim pickings.

@christinahaftmann4065 2 года назад

Sorry about this annoyance - why not go weed and drink a cocktail? 🍷 🍸 🍹 🍸 🍹 🍷

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

Excellent idea! Or maybe skip the weeding and go straight for the cocktail.

@roslynholcomb 2 года назад

Oh my goodness. Trees are too expensive for that nonsense. Especially trees EOC that size. They’re such pretty trees and that girdling would’ve eventually killed them. I’m sure you let that nursery know. That’s ridiculous.

@sue2611 2 года назад

Can you bend the two crossing trunks away from each other and stake them long enough to train them to grow apart?

@kimbar11 2 года назад

What about adding truffula pink Gomphrena for height in the pots? Or purple salvia?

@helenjackson2971 2 года назад

Wondering if you could have returned it to the ‘reputable’ nursery?

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

I'm sure I could have had I known before I ripped into the pot. I doubt I would have, to be honest, because loading them back up in the car, driving another hour and a half round trip and then desperately searching for two new trees when things are rapidly selling out didn't sound like a great option either.

@therapywithisabel 2 года назад

OK, I'm a fairly new gardener so this learning curve has been expensive as is. However, I have purchased many a plant, bush, tree from really reputable local nurseries and have experieneced the same issues! So upsetting. Thank you for sharing this. I hope they work out!

@ignaciaforteza7731 2 года назад

Hard work but very educational like all your videos… this one made me discouraged on trees in pots. Thank you.

@twilde3754 2 года назад

Even though this is a bad situation, it's been great to watch you deal with the roots and your process -- great learning experience. Thank you!!

@capribailey224 2 года назад

I learn so much from you when I watch, mostly answers for why I've had trouble with plants/trees in the past. I was putting in a hedge of thuja trees and had success with about 3/4 of them, but many would never get enough water, and yes, I remember them being root bound, thank you Erin!!!

@fromseedtobloommedia9340 2 года назад

That’s basically unacceptable, they owe you some compensation, I’m so particular about my garden and the plants I use, those would have been returned immediately, plus I’m to impatient!

@foodforestnextdoor4534 2 года назад

You could try a limb spreader tool to uncross those trunks while the tree is still young. I’ve done it on a pear tree that had branches crossing. Look into it online. Try stark bros. Good luck!

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

Great suggestion.

@jondebbiegraff6492 2 года назад

Erin, I love your honesty and frustration. I learned quite a bit about root bound plants in this video. I hope your trees thrive. I'm thinking this should have been a "Wine and trees" segment. Thanks for keeping it real for all of us.

@paulineanderson3985 2 года назад

Yay Erin tell it like it is, thank you.

@kristopherfante9646 2 года назад

I think a multi trunk serviceberry tree would do well in those containers for several years.

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

I had thought of serviceberry but we already have three of them and struggle with cedar-apple rust on them. They are such good trees, but I'm a little sick of them in my own yard.

@Edu_Kate 2 года назад

@@TheImpatientGardener Years ago, I bought a Redbud switch for $25 at our MN landscape arboretum plant sale. I planted it in the landscape and forgot about it for a while so it grew into an odd shape. The last few years I've been pruning it, shaping it and it's grown another stem and stayed fairly small. It has an arching pattern I kind of enjoy. Gives it an Asian vibe. Still, I may train it with tiebacks so it's straighter. Now I'm thinking of getting a bigger one for my east-facing front yard.

@billyjobobb 2 года назад

The number of times I see plants that are low in their pots where someone just filled the pot with soil…..

@emkn1479 2 года назад

Dang about the trees, but they look good. Osmocote is my jam, I need to find the big bag. Mulch is key and it makes the most difference, for sure. Maybe a dicentra Silver Falls? Just me? I can’t get enough of that silvery hue.

@paulineanderson3985 2 года назад

Because of this video I am subscribing, tell it true Erin

@kathleenreynolds6492 2 года назад

You are always so honest, informative, and ‘real’ in your videos. Thank you so much for that. Again I learned a lot from this one and it will probably save me money and frustration in the future, avoiding mistakes made in the past. By the way, I’m about to jump hard into dahlia world, thanks to you. And I’ve already added more clematis.

@ElderandOakFarm 2 года назад

So sorry Erin! I hope they do well for you despite them being rootbound!

@madelinerivers4603 2 года назад

Erin, you are a well spoken and intelligent gardener. I am a beginner and sometimes struggling gardener. Please tell us how you knew your dogwoods were unhappy in the pots.

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

Great question. The roots were started to head for the surface, which was a sign that they had no more room to go down or out.

@SR98889 2 года назад

“I guess we’re learning some lessons”. My life story 😂

@adz5bneweng589 2 года назад

Have you tried a branch spacer to "fix" a crossing/crowded trunk? They're used for fruit trees, but I think one or two might help that crossing branch on the 2d birch tree clump. Just a thought...

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

Great idea. I think I’ll do that

@Taliesin1997 2 года назад

So sorry about your trees! They are beautiful specimens though. I would have been inclined to return them to the nursery, point out the issues of why you are returning them and get my money back. But I realize you were getting desperate to find something to fill those pots. P.S. I loved the pagoda dogwoods that were in there previously! I too was looking this spring for them and could only find two that were single stem and not that great looking. The nursery said they were lucky just to get 5 of them this year.

@mrjameskent 5 месяцев назад

Hi Erin - such a useful video as I'm planning for something similar. 1yr on, how are the trees looking - I couldn't see any 'follow up' videos and would love to know. Thank you!

@sandraengstrand2784 2 года назад

Beautiful multi-trunk birches!! And love the South African phlox!!!! ☀️🫶🏻

@MsPRETTYLILAC 2 года назад

I gave a question about pots. I was given 2 large but narrow pots. They are from Costco (Canada) and not ceramic. They are 3+ ft high and 16 inches on a each side. What should I plant in them? I'm west coast mild so they will be out all winter. This tall planter gets a little narrower at the bottom. I don't know if there is enough width to allow birch clump. Should I plant draping plants or taller trees. Or would Japanese maple be able to last in this type pot?

@carmenbailey1560 2 года назад

I personally don’t appreciate buying any plant, shrub or tree that are root bound. Great looking trees hope they serve you well. Just starting to work in my gardens. Thanks for sharing 👍❤️😊

@elenibraley8222 2 года назад

Did you contact the nursery? I know people have different opinions on 'plant guarantees', but just so they are aware of this going forward?

@johnsagewilson 2 года назад

Erin, as entertaining as it was watching you cut the plastic off the root ball 😂 try taking your regular hand pruners (I use Felco 2) and snip at the top of the container, then grab the handle attached to the blade and drag it down the plastic pot, just deep enough to cut the pot open. Saves a ton of time with root bound plants!

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

Great information that I hope I don't need often! Thanks.

@milankatz9628 2 года назад

Thoroughly water the tree before removing plastic container.

@anitahadley2871 2 года назад

I do love a multi trunk birch. They look fantastic in the pots, hope they do well. I have not seen those cute annuals here locally. Hope they show up.

@penny1295 Год назад

I like what you like pink and yellow flowers together the color is emerge and grow together. I noticed the dahlias that are yellow and pink are quite mean I like the idea of this safari plant I will try to do it. Thank you for sharing I will learn so much from you!

@juliafiore120 2 года назад

They really are pretty trees 🌳😍. I think I would be upset too. But

@shannonholmberg8835 2 года назад

I hope these are successful for you. You mentioned pine bark fines for mulch, any particular brand? Thank you for sharing what you do.

@franthomas5867 2 года назад

OMG Erin, feeling your pain! Love the honest exasperation and your humor because real people have all been in these frustrating situations when we spend so much $ and get something that gives us grief!!!! You're so relatable! Thank you for producing these vids. Such a good outlet for me to watch !!!

@lisalabelle5376 2 года назад

Question: will you go back to the garden center to pose your complaint and do these trees have a warranty that will cover you should they fail to thrive within a certain period of time. Thanks.

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

I will let them know. And no, no warranty on these unfortunately. I think a lot of independent garden centers have had to drop their warranty programs because of people misusing them.

@lindaphillips7936 2 года назад

Too funny, glad you are so honest about the plants. I have problems sometimes too and get upset

@bunnyfrancis7006 2 года назад

Your videos are so helpful and fun. I love them. You are a wonderful host!!

@cynthialee9189 2 года назад

Those containers are too small for those trees. Birch trees have lots of roots! I can't imagine that you will be able to keep the center of that root hall moist

@amyjones2490 2 года назад

How are you ever going to get those birch out of the pot?

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

I have a tool for that! :)

@danathompson441 2 года назад

I bought a Birch last fall in the same bad shape as these! It is barely leafing out now in May! I too was upset at the root bound condition!

@kaystinebrink1220 2 года назад

Purchased a birch this year. Mine looked just like your tree.

@safefromdaapes7109 2 года назад

Your one of my favorite to watch has humor and elegant 😊

@4819632011 2 года назад

I really like the look of my river birch trees. They are over 40 ft tall now. The constant cleaning up up small branch is a drag though. lol

@margaretmossell8678 2 года назад

What are those “pods” you put in the bottom layer of the first tree? TIA.

@susankilpatrick2918 2 года назад

Erin what are the root zone feeder packs? Thanks.

@garysimon8359 2 года назад

Hi Erin, the birch look great in those pots! I suspect you’ll find that they will fill those pots with roots pretty quickly compared to the dogwoods. Most multi-stemmed birch are 4-5 separate trees planted together when small. They’ll look great in your landscape when they need more room than the pots provide. Everything is looking beautiful!

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

Yes, these are definitely individual trees planted together. I’d love to get three years in the pot if possible but I’d be ok with two.

@JS-ks3sp 2 года назад

I follow quite a few gardeners, and you are one of my favorites. What a treat to pass you in the street and say hi today. 😊

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

Was that you? Thank you for saying hello! Sorry I was totally zoned out. (On my way to grab lunch and I guess I had food on the brain.)

@JS-ks3sp 2 года назад

That was me. I love your videos and couldn't help but say something.

@kandyharris2195 2 года назад

Would a slight staking of the crossed trunks straighten / uncross them in time or is that not an option ? I ask because I don't know 🤷🏼‍♀️... love multi trunk trees , and a big beautiful pot .. loving the pretty annuals under planted too 💛💕

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

It would I think!

@dartlanddunbar5842 2 года назад

Your trees are lovely. Last spring I finally planted a Japanese maple that had been in a pot for sixteen years. It has done well. It's now close to six feet tall. I guess I'm just lucky!

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

I this Japanese maples do really well in pots and I absolutely would have gone that direction if it weren’t quite so sunny in this spot.

@juliabinford6500 2 года назад

Now I’m wondering if I should have done more to the roots of the shrub I planted this Spring. Maybe I should pull some soil back to look. It’s putting on new growth. Is root girdling something that stays silent and then causes a problem several years down the line?

@southerncharmed4118 2 года назад

Yes

@eberlinschwinn5634 2 года назад

Could you have done anything at the garden center prior to purchase to know the state of these trees? How do I, as a novice gardener, avoid what happened to you? How do I buy “good trees”?

@TheImpatientGardener 2 года назад

That's a good question. I suppose I could have rooted around at the top of the pot a bit, but that's sort of questionable behavior and honestly this place has a great reputation so I just trusted that they'd be good to go.

@kaitlinjohnson2915 2 года назад

Buy bare root! That’s all I will be doing from now on. I’ve seen this way way too often. Basically every single tree and shrub I’ve planted (and a few that I’ve dug up after someone else has planted them).

@edandnannettegerman4146 2 года назад

I agree with bareroot. Been burned too often. Even if you pop the plant out and see a “nice”root system, nothing says it wasn’t root bound before they potted it up. You could still have a big root circling the trunk until it strangles the tree. Ive gotten nice mail order trees from a few places and have a larger choice of trees.

@ingridmenninga 2 года назад

@@TheImpatientGardener Carol Klein recommends taking plants/trees out of pots when you are at the nursery for this reason

@ilyxr 2 года назад

Worked for a nursery for 5 years - you are WELL within your rights as a customer to pull the plastic away and check the root zone. Not just trees - check your perennials, your shrubs and even annuals on clearance. They're likely on clearance because the root zone has become unmanageable. You can then decide if you want to take this project home and be more informed about what you're purchasing. In the same way that plants can be severely root-bound, garden centers will sometimes try to sell newly plugged annuals and perennials that may have not rooted at all. Houseplants can sometimes come with hardly any rooting of a cutting. Checking the plant pots is not taboo - if the root zone is hard as a rock or is crumbling with no stability, you need to know this.

@johntripp5331 2 года назад

Wow I love ur shows as well haven't seen it in a while!!!

@letsdriveanindianpath9785 2 года назад

You would not be a birch if you had done what you should have done: RETURN THE TREES! Hard to imagine a nursery that does not guarantee satisfaction. While you may have taught viewers how to avoid buying bad trees, it would have been better to teach us not to accept our mistakes. It's a cultural thing, I know. Some of us were raised not to make trouble. It also would be a hassle taking them back and delaying the project, but ...